Whatever Passion a Man Does Not Bravely War Against | St Macarius | Gustav Dore - Samson Slaying Lion | Heavyweight Cotton Unisex T-ShirtA man has set his affection, say, on property, another on gold and silver, another on the wisdom of the eloquence of the world for the sake of glory from men; another has loved power, another glory and honors among men, another wrath and anger for yielding quickly to it is loving it, another unseasonable conversations, another jealousy; another amuses himself and seeks pleasure all day long; another deceives himself with idle thoughts; another loves

' 'according to Christ' ("our conversation is in heaven" - Philippians 3:20)

the Mother of God

The flower of a rose does not utter a voice

In the end times a man will be saved by love

Death has become like a tyrant who has been completely conquered by the legitimate monarch

then the scales begin to fall off our eyes and once again we begin to see with the eyes of faith

also through a Man came the resurrection of the dead

and ascended into Heaven

) from becoming blameworthy (gluttony

There no frailness of the body needs either the repose of night or the light of fire

how it hath fallen

It is among the few icons to have survived the Mongol invasion of Rus' since the city where it was made